It is located 8. Inhabited since pre-Roman times, the area is thought to have been a small village up through the Middle Ages. With its proximity to Paris, it soon became a fashionable country destination, with a number of gentry residing there.
Towards the end of Napoleon's reign, the entire area experienced large population growth. This along with improved methods of farming eventually transformed the area into the major legume producer for the Paris regional. In , the first major industrial enterprise was introduced and the area soon became a strange mix of factories and farmlands. Industrial estates were juxtaposed with bean plantations and that would continue until after World War II. Between and the population nearly doubled.
Pantin is an urban commune, as it is one of the dense or intermediate density communes, as defined by the Insee communal density grid. The commune is also part of the functional area of Paris [ b ] where it is located in the main population and employment centre of the functional area.
This area comprises 1, communes. An immigrant may have acquired French citizenship since moving to France, but is still considered an immigrant in French statistics. On the other hand, persons born in France with foreign citizenship the children of immigrants are not listed as immigrants. Preschools and primary schools [ 13 ]. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk.
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